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The definition of a dot is a very small spot or mark or a spot, period or mark used in letters or for punctuation.

(noun)

An example of a dot is the period at the end of this sentence.
An example of a dot is the spot above a lower case i.

Dot is defined as to add a small spot to something.

(verb)

An example of dot is using a pen to add a mark to the top of a lower case j.

See dot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a tiny spot, speck, or mark, esp. one made with or as with a pointed object; as
1. a point used in orthography or punctuation; specif., the mark placed above an i or j in writing or printing
2. Math. a decimal point; also, a point used as a symbol of multiplication
3. Music a point after a note or rest, increasing its time value by one half; also, a point put above or below a note to show that it is staccato
any small, round spot: polka dot
Telegraphy a short sound or click, as in Morse code

Origin: OE dott, head of boil: prob. reinforced (16th c.) by Du dot, akin to Ger dütte, nipple, Du dodde, a plug, Norw, LowG dott, little heap or swelling

transitive verb dotted, dotting

to mark with or as with a dot
to make or form with dots: a dotted line
to cover with or as with dots; appear as dotlike parts in: gas stations dotted the landscape

intransitive verb

to make a dot or dots

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dotter noun

noun

a woman's marriage dowry

Origin: Fr < L dos (gen. dotis) < dare, to give: see date

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dotal adjective

Department of Transportation

See dot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.
b. Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.
c. The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper: a resolution of 900 dots per inch.
A tiny amount.
In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
Mathematics
a. A decimal point.
b. A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.
Music A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.
Computer Science A period, as used as in URLs and e-mail addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmco.com.

verb dot·ted, dot·ting, dots

verb, transitive

To mark with a dot.
To form or make with dots.
To cover with or as if with dots: “Campfires, like red, peculiar blossoms, dotted the night” (Stephen Crane).

verb, intransitive

To make a dot.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English *dot

Origin: , from Old English dott, head of a boil

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